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ENG 111: College Composition I - Research on Health & Health Care (Brown - Alexandria)

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Recommended Article Databases

These databases are included in the Library Catalog "Everything" search, but by using the individual databases you will get more powerful search and filtering options.

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Select the most important 2-4 words related to your topic.  Put the word AND between each new word or idea; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.

obesity AND diabetes


Use quotation marks ( "  " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words right next to each other.

"childhood obesity" AND diabetes

Use synonyms and related terms:

treatment AND "gluten intolerance"
treatment AND "celiac disease"

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